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Anglo-Maori Warder, Volume 1, Issue 4, 16 May 1848, Page 4

British Colonies.—Of all our separate colonies (taken together), including Gibraltar, Malta, Gozo, the Cape, Sierra Leone, Gambia, the Gold Coast, Ceylon, Mauritius, New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, Western Australia, Southern Australia, New Zealand, the Falkland Islands, St. Helena, and Hong Kong, the Ipopulatiun amounted to 2,152,101 souls; the official value of the imports into this country, to .£3,087,999; the official value of the exports thither, from the United Kingdom, to £7,496,624 ; of which <£6,859,080 consisted of British and IrHh produce and manufactures. The declared value of the British aud Irish produce and manufactures, amounted to £3,198,812. The number of ships entered inwards, was, 5V2 (123,593 tuns), and the number cleared outward, hence, 528 (204,110 tons). The general details show, that, of our vast and extensive colonial posses--8 uns, in all parts of the globe (of course without incluiiog India), the populaiion araouuts to 4,674.335 souls (ooe fourth of the population of Great Britain) ; the value of their imports iato the United Kingdom, to <€10,495,019 ; and of their expoits from tbe United Kingdom, to .£17,318.670; the declared value of the exports thereto, of the produce and manufactures o Great Britain and Ireland, to £8,070,717 ; the number of their ships, entered inwards, to 2788, tonnage 860,729, and the number cleared outwards* to 3077. tonnage 911,003. r.ikin* the declared value of out' produce and manufactures, exported to the colonies, it will be found on inquiry that the Canadas take £'1,5t>9,1<;9 ; Jamaica, Al, 161,146, Gibraltar937,7l9; Malta, £'289,304? the Cape, £369,076 ; New South Wales, £'593,61.1; and Van Diemen's Land,£268,703. The trade with Hong Kong is (his year undistinguished trom the general trade with the Chinese empire. Almost a.I our colonies are governed by a governor, council, and ass°mbly, by Acta of Parliament and by in Council. Honduras alone is governed by a su(.t.r ..uj magistrates.— For tbe informati >n ot uiit. r jj students, it may be interesting to s.uto tte ma.iuer m vrLiick some ot these <* )lo lt L'6 c imr lutj oJf The Carudas cipitulite,! in 1759 ...u! and v>tre ceded by ib<' French government at t..- Oi p ar j 8 In }7i,5. Xhe othir American colonies originally h&hruc&and settlements, established s-^'* l i,f -tr tluir discovery in 14U2 Antigua nnJ BarL* MutiUerrat, St. Nevis, St K»tts, Tortvla, AiijiU' Li. "if B-ihamas, and Bermuda, are settlement uutdc du r u><» a thc seventeeutli ceuturj; Uommic.v nud

Grenada were ceded by France, in 17G3 ; Jamaica capitulated to tbe navil forces of Cromwell in 1665 ; St. Lucia capitulated in 1603 ; St. Vincent and Tobago were ceded by France, in 1763 ; 1 Trinidad capitulated in 1?97 ; British Guiana in 18<>3 ; Honduras was obtained by the terms of a treaty, made in 1670; Gihtaltar capitulated to Sir G. Rooke, in August 1704 ; Malta in 1800; the Cape in 1806; Ceylon in 1795 ; Mauritius in 1810 ; St. Helena was ceded by Holland in 1673 ; Hong Kong by tbe Chinese treaty in 184*2; and the colonies of New Sooth Wales, Australia, and New Zealnnd, were settlements formed between the years 1787 and 1539 ; New South Wales was made a settlement in 1787, Van Piemen's Land in 1803, Western Australia in 1829* and South Australia in 1834.—Times.

Thb Court.—The Christmas holidays have been observed at Court with princely festivities. The Royal table on Christmas night was laden with a magnificent display of viands, both rechcrcht and substantial, set out with infinite taste and splendor. Tn noble baron of beef—'.hat standing dish at all English high festivals —was there iu all its glory, as wetl as the boar's bead crested with bays and rosemary, and the side-boards were surmounted with stately " Christmas trees," glittering with pendant bonbons, &c. At the conclusion of the banquet, the Queen, accompanied by her Royal and distinguished guests, returned to the great drawing room, where tea and c iff e were served. Mr. M'Kay, her Majesty's Piper was in attendance, and performed at thecommencemenl of the banquet, marching round as soon as tbe company had taken their seats at table, playing favourite Scotch airs. Shortly after the holidays, the Court will visit Claremont for s few days. Her Majesty will afterwards return to Windsor, and remain at the Castle until the end of February, or beginning of March, when the Court will remove to Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty's Acc »uchkment; ..The services of Mrs. Lilley, as her Majesty's monthly nurse, have beeu again retained. The interesting event, it is expected, will not take place before the latter end of March or beginning of April. Her Majesty will be confined at Buckingham Palace.

New Year's Gifts.—H*r Majesty has commanded that on the morning of New-Year's day a liberal quantity of provisions be given away to nearly 500 poor families residing in the parishes of Windsor and Clcwer ; the recipients of the Queen's bounty being selected from amongst the most deserving of the needy and distressed by the Won. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay, (her Majesty's Domestic Chaplain.) the Rev. Isaac Goeset, Vicar; the Rev. R. J. Gould, Curate of Windsor; and the Kev. Stephen Hawtery, the locum" bent of the Church of the Holy Trinity at CSewer, assisted by the churchwardens and overseers and the ladies of the visiting committee. The royal gifts will consist of meat, bread, plum pudding, potatoes, and coals; the quumi'y to be regulated according to the extent of the families of the respective applicants. There will also be given away, by command of Her M»jesty, a quantity of winter clsaks, flannel, and cnliCO, betides upwards of one hundred pairs of blanket);. The distribution will take place in the Queen's Riding School, at the Royal Mews, in the presence of Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the members of the Royal household.